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FIRST LOOK AT NEW MARINA AS GHASSAN ABOUD COMES TO TOWN
The Port Douglas Marina development could start as early as this year according to Crystalbrook Collection's CEO and Ghassan Aboud, the investor behind the project. Speaking in Cairns today, Crystalbrook Collection CEO Mark Davie and Mr Aboud said they are hopeful...
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‘Lovely pizza’: Syrian billionaire Ghassan Aboud says Newcastle luxury hotel rooms will overcome strange shape
Syrian billionaire Ghassan Aboud had never heard of Newcastle when his Australian-based chief executive suggested buying the council's administration building and turning it into a luxury hotel. Mr Aboud, who is paying the council about $15.5 million for the...
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Crystalbrook Collection’s new Riley hotel breaks the 5-star drought in Cairns
There hasn't been a new five-star hotel in Cairns for 20 years. Now there are going to be three within 18 months. All thanks to a Dubai-based Syrian billionaire who holidayed in tropical North Queensland in 2016 and became so enchanted he invested a slice of his...
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The Riley hotel review: The new go-to accommodation in Cairns
THE PLACE Gleaming white, except for the 1000-square metre pool area, which is turquoise by day and sapphire by night, the brand-new, 311-room Riley in Cairns is an imposing presence, both physically and as a likely game-changer. The Crystalbrook Collection property,...
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Forbes lists Ghassan Aboud Group in UAE’s Top 50 Companies
The illustrious list of companies included the country’s most reputed and leading business houses
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Ghassan Aboud Honored with Award for Excellence in International Business
The annual event organized by BNC Publishing recognizes business leaders that have established themselves distinctly as industry innovators, made significant contributions to the regional business arena, and set the benchmark for enterprises operating across the region
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Crystalbrook Collection expands into Newcastle
Crystalbrook Collection will open its newest hotel, Kingsley, towards the end of 2020. Newcastle’s iconic circular ‘Roundhouse’, which currently houses the Council Administrative Centre, will be transformed into the city’s first five-star hotel, with Crystalbrook...
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Ghassan Aboud meets CMD of Hindustan Petroleum at ADIPEC
The promoter and Chairman of Ghassan Aboud Group, Mr Ghassan Aboud yesterday met with Mr Mukesh Kumar Surana, the Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) being held at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi.
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‘Long awaited drawcard’ Riley opens its doors in Cairns
The highly anticipated opening of Cairns first new 5-star hotel in two decades has finally happened with Crystalbrook Collection’s Riley welcoming its first guests today.
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Technology brings sustainability to Cairns’ newest luxury hotel
At first glance, it’s easy to be bedazzled by the simple, yet luxurious features of Crystalbrook Collections’ $130-million Riley Resort. There’s the 1000 square metre sparkling swimming pool, suites with giant bathtubs and ocean-facing beds, the aroma of Asia inside...
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